Johanna Pauls

The Nicosia municipal pool reopened its doors to the public on Monday, having been temporarily closed on Sunday afternoon after human waste was found in its larger pool. “The pool ...

The foreign ministry on Monday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the north a day earlier, calling it “illegal.” “[Erdogan’s visit] adds to the ongoing violations ...

A 74-year-old man’s car exploded at 12:30am in Larnaca on Monday morning with early investigations suggesting that it was caused maliciously. “The explosion was caused by an improvised explosive ...

A 37-year-old Polish woman set to depart Larnaca airport for London was arrested on Saturday after large quantities of undeclared tobacco products were found in her luggage. A search of ...

The introduction of confidence-building measures was likened to “small painkillers in the face of the great trauma of the ongoing occupation”, the Pancyprian Refugee Committee (PEP) said on Saturday ahead ...

Dozens of residents from Kythrea and surrounding villages attended a liturgy at Ayia Marina church in the occupied village on Saturday. The service also honoured clergy and people of Kythrea ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to pay a visit to the north on Sunday, 51 years since the invasion of the island by Turkish troops in 1974. Announcing Erdogan’s ...

The overwhelming majority of graduates in Cyprus are employed in a field which does not meet their qualifications, a study carried out by the education ministry published on Saturday showed. ...

The road network at the Liopetri fishing harbour and river development project site, which had been plagued by a two-year construction delay before works resumed March, was handed over to ...

Bicycle police officers on Friday midday arrested a 31-year-old in Larnaca, who ended up acting aggressively when they tried to arrest him after an inspection revealed reasons to do so, ...

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Saturday morning after stealing a vehicle and leading police on a dangerous chase that resulted in multiple accidents. Police said the incident ...

After seizing a large quantity of products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), police on Saturday morning arrested a 25-year-old in his Paralimni home. According to police, a total of 213 ...

At around 02:45am on Saturday morning, police arrested a 36-year-old man for drunk driving on the Larnaca-Ayia Napa highway, finding he was almost eight times over the limit. He was ...

Aspiring drivers in Cyprus are facing unprecedented delays in securing a date for their driving test, with wait times reaching up to seven months in Nicosia and exceeding a year ...

The police on Friday searched 83 apartments in Larnaca and checked a total of 107 individuals, nine of whom were arrested for residing illegally in Cyprus. The operation was decided at a ...

Migration and asylum services director Andreas Georgiades on Friday responded to concerns raised by the advocacy group Syrians in Cyprus over how Cypriot authorities are handling international protection applications from ...

Serious concerns about the way Cypriot authorities are currently handling international protection applications from Syrians were raised by the advocacy group Syrians in Cyprus in a letter sent on Thursday ...

By Johanna Pauls Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said more than 900 complaints of child abuse had been reported in the last three years, speaking on Thursday at the presentation of the ...

Police carried out a coordinated operation in Larnaca on Wednesday night, arresting five individuals for various serious, including possession of drugs, illegal weapons, and suspected stolen property. According to the ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas, speaking at the graduate ceremony of the non-commissioned army, navy and air force officers on Thursday, called for strengthening of defence capacities to counter the “constant ...

The number of asylum applications in Cyprus have plummeted to 6,750 in 2024, compared to 11,660 in 2023, marking a staggering 42 per cent decline, according to the annual Asylum and Migration Overview of the ...

Leaflets and transporters demanding to ‘Free Shimon’, demanding the release of Turkish-Israeli property developer Simon Aykut accused of developing and selling €43 million worth of property on Greek Cypriot land in ...

The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Wednesday evening reported that ‘competent sources’ had expressed ‘limited optimism’ ahead of the expanded meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...

President Nikos Christodoulides in an interview to Greek news media Naftemporiki on Wednesday said future relations between the EU and Turkey depended on the progress made in regard to the ...